Culture
Black students say they are being penalized for their hair, and experts say every student is worse off because of it. By Leah Asmelash / CNN
‘Miss Virginia’ Is Based on Virginia Walden Ford’s Inspiring True Story. By Pippa Raga / Distractify
A Lil Tribute to Biggie: The Larger-than Life Rap Icon Who Brought Hip-Hop to the Masses. By Christine Contrada / Newsweek
This Puerto Rican Filmmaker Found Her Voice In Trump’s America. By Matthew Jacobs / HuffPost
‘Bad Hair’ And The Black Male Gaze. By Candice Frederick / HuffPost
‘Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool’: PBS Shares New Trailer, Clip for Doc. By Daniel Kreps / Rollling Stone
‘The Photograph’ Review: An Unabashedly Old-School Love Story. By Manohla Dargis / NYT
Where Did The Love Go? In Today’s Black Pop Music, Love Songs Are Harder To Find. By Jesse Washington / The Undefeated
Malcolm X assassination case may be reopened after Netflix documentary. By Elisha Fieldstadt / NBC News
Oscar-winning ‘Hair Love’ director calls attention to efforts to ban race-based hair discrimination. By Jena McGregor / Wash Post
African American Film Critics Celebrate Great Movies Shunned By The Oscars. By Kelley L. Carter / The Undefeated
Rising Teen Star Koffee Gives Reggae a Jolt to the Mainstream. By Ross kenneth Urken / Newsweek
The Oscars’ ‘Harriet Tubman problem.’ By Peniel Joseph / CNN
Jennifer Lopez’s Super Bowl performance said more to Latinos than white people realize. By Susanne Ramirez de Arellano / NBC News
This Woman’s Work : Black Gold By Nina Simone. A live album that captured the rage and hope of the civil rights movement. By Studio 360 with Kurt Andersen / Slate
Tom Joyner’s 50-year legacy: Social activism through the power of radio. By Karen Robinson-Jacobs / NBC News
How Ballerinas Of Color Are Changing The Palette Of Dance. By Rohina Katoch Sehra / HuffPost
The idea of beauty is always shifting. Today, it’s more inclusive than ever. Robin Givhan / National Geographic
Jay-Z Takes on the Super Bowl. By Katherine Rosman / NYT
The Joy of Lizzo. By Brittany Spanos / Rolling Stone
Diddy calls out Grammys for not respecting black music ‘to the point that it should be.’ By Mesfin Fekadu and The Associated Press
How the Grammys Descended Into Behind-the-Scenes Chaos. By Andrew R. Chow / Time
#OscarsSoWhite meets #OscarsSoConservative. The Academy has overlooked some of this year’s most progressive films. By Ed Rampell / The Progressive
Charles Fuller’s ‘A Soldier’s Play’ Is a Brilliant, Searing Indictment of Racism on Broadway. By Tim Teeman / Daily Beast
Exclusive: Rep. Ayanna Pressley Reveals Beautiful Bald Head and Talks Alopecia for the First Time. By Jessica Moulite / The Root and You Tube
Richard Pryor Told America About The Struggle Of Black Quarterbacks. By Justin Tinsley / The Undefeated
From the Oscars to the Democratic party: why are US culture and politics still so white? By Mary Retta / The Guardian
‘Very Male, Very White’: Let’s Talk About Those Oscar Nominations. By Spencer Bokat-Lindall / NYT
Spike Lee to Head Cannes Film Festival Jury. By Alex Marshall / NYT
The Forbidden Love of Sammy Davis Jr. and Kim Novak. By Sam Kashner / Vanity Fair
